Tasteful Nursery Decorating

My incredible big sister is expecting her first child this May. I am beyond excited. In fact, pretty much since she broke the news I have had babies on the brain. It’s hard not to get carried away when there are so many good-looking nurseries and kids rooms popping up on design blogs and so many great products available. Long gone are the pastel duckling and teddy bear motifs that seemed to dominate when I was a kid.

Here are some of my favourite kid’s rooms from around the interwebs:

Erin of Design-Crisis painted her son’s room a warm grey. It’s a great example of a transitional room. It’s easy to imagine a wee babe growing up into a big kid and beyond without having to undergo pricey changes. She’s since moved though, and will be working on not one but two kidlet rooms! Congrats to her!

They also have some great items for under $20 if you are cheap or broke, like me! This delightful whale bank won’t break the bank at $19 (and might teach junior some valuable lessons about savings). The elephant pillow for $18 would make a great gift as well.